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>> A renewed call for strikes against the United States and western Europe coming from Islamic State Saturday.>>

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> The new message and audio clip purporting to be the voice of an ISIS spokesman urges followers to attack targets during the holy month of Ramadan, which begins early June.

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The authenticity of the audio clip could not be independently verified by Reuters. Ramadan is a spiritual period for Muslims around the world. Many mark the month by fasting during the day and praying more often. Last year, a similar call from ISIS was met with an uptick in violence.

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In Tunisia, a gunman opened fire at a seaside resort, killing 38 mostly British tourists. In France, a man was beheaded during a plot to blow up an American-owned chemical plant. A suicide bomber killed at least 25 worshippers in Kuwait. And in the US, another attacker killed four Marines in Tennessee after shooting up two military centers.

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This year, the month of Ramadan runs from the fifth of June through the fifth of July.